The Ukraine war could provide a cyberwarfare manual for Chinese generals eyeing Taiwan

China’s certainly watching Russia’s missteps in cyberspace, as well as the U.S. response.

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Chinese influence operation aimed to protect Beijing’s stake in rare earth mining, research finds

The latest operation of the Dragonbridge information campaign shows signs of refinement, researchers said.

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CISA advisory panel wants agency to act on election disinformation, multifactor authentication

CISA’s director has 90 days to respond to the suggestions.

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Chinese state media propaganda found in 88% of Google, Bing news searches

Brookings researchers conducted their study over 120 days.

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Hunter Biden emails that Trump allies shared contain signs of possible ‘tampering,’ analysis suggests

Researchers shared the data to provide a more complete context about the data and questions surrounding it, they said.

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Network of hyperlocal Russian Telegram channels spew disinformation in occupied Ukraine

Research published by a Ukrainian think tank shows a network of at least 88 local Telegram channels.

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Mandiant: Belarusian disinformation operation pushes phony organ harvesting tale

The operation is just one of many information operations multiple nations have conducted in relation to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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FSB’s Fronton DDoS tool was actually designed for widespread ‘massive’ fake info campaigns, researchers say

The analysis shows that what was thought of as a straightforward DDoS tool was so much more.

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DHS halts Disinformation Governance Board amid strong backlash

Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff and former Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick will lead a review of DHS’s disinformation work and help Secretary Mayorkas determine how to continue.

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Backlash to DHS Disinformation Governance Board grows, fueled in part by misinformation

The DHS rollout of the Disinformation Governance Board has been criticized for being too vague about the details of what the board will do.

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